Photo Friday 9

Let me take this moment on this lovely Friday afternoon to introduce you, if I haven’t already because I’m losing my marbles as of late, to my African Grey Parrot: Angel. Or Angie if you know her well enough!

Angel - A.K.A Trouble!

We’ve had her since she was a youngin’ and she’s around 10 years old I think, which is very young for Greys as they can live to about 100 years if properly cared for i.e spoilt.

This one, is probably the most spoilt of the family, she’s a little charmer who is a fat and sugar junkie. It’s so hard to keep her away from the chips and peanut butter toasts. She is a darling though and keeps me company when I’m in the big scary house alone, usually by singing and dancing with me. She’s very good at the odd chit chat but she likes poking fun the most, hiccups to burps to blowing your nose if she catches you doing it she will rip the piss out of you until kingdom come. My dad once suffered from a bit of a chesty cough a few Christmas’ ago and every since when she sees him she starts hysterically coughing and wailing. To all of our amusement of course least my dad.

Munching on a bit of passion fruit, one her more healthy options

Then its the grudges she holds. Oh the embarrassment. She has this amazing animal sense that seems to always pick up on people we as a family like and people we, well perhaps like less and  when they come over, Angie is not one for discretion. She very openly expressing our feelings towards the person be it staring them down, attacking them straight up or just making so much noise you want to strangle her yourself! Its so embarrassing. 

But Alas, I love her nonetheless, for without her our home would be a very very quiet home indeed!

I don’t know if Angel would classify as an “exotic” animal, but I’d be very much interested to know what exotic or unusual pets you have. Scratch that I’m interested in your pets full stop! Leave me a comment below and share a few details about the loves of your life!

Happy Friday!